HARRY
If my life was nothing more than shoes, you’d find me swinging by my tie from a steam pipe, My guitar, my mates, and music are my escape. It ain’t perfect, but it’s what I got,
Remember the pub where our fathers went
to spend the end of their day?
CHARLIE
Remember the yard behind the pub
where we’d run and play?
HARRY
Well, the places we loved came down with a blast
CHARLIE
High rise flats rose up so fast
HARRY
You can’t go back
You can’t make it last.
You’ve got to take what you’ve got
Even when your life is in knots.
You take aim, take your shot
Sometimes you got to rewrite the plot
You got to take what you got.
CHARLIE
You’d always say that one of these days
You’d get out of Northampton town
HARRY
You’d always say that you wouldn’t stay
No, you wouldn't stick around.
CHARLIE
Never knew what I wanted before
HARRY
You can’t move on
Now I’m even more unsure
If you’re still in the past
Listen, you’ve got to take what you've got
Even when your life is in knots.
You take aim, take your shot
Sometime you got to rewrite the plot
You got to take what you got.
CHARLIE
Everybody’s telling me
What I need to be.
Change with the times
Move to London town
Or live out a legacy.
Well, maybe this time I take a chance
Leap into the vast expanse.
Maybe this time I seize my destiny
My destiny…
HARRY
If you’re on the wrong road - turn back.
CHARLIE
So, you’ll help me out?
Thank you, Harry.
HARRY
Two, three
CHARLIE, HARRY & ENSEMBLE
You’ve got to take what you’ve got
Even when your life is in knots.
You take aim, take your shot
Sometime you got to rewrite the plot
CHARLIE
You got to take what you got
HARRY
You got to take what you got
HOMELESS MAN
Have you something to spare for a thirsty man?
CHARLIE
Here. A Price and Son shoe will last a man a lifetime.
HOMELESS MAN
Do I look like a man whose problem is shoes?